Deng Xiaoping — (1904–1997) Deng Xiaoping was the paramount leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) throughout the 1980s and a key figure before and after. Arguably he was the person who did most to overturn the policies of the Cultural Revolution and to… … Historical dictionary of Marxism

Deng Xiaoping — Deng Xiao|ping (1904 97) a Chinese politician who was the most powerful person in the Chinese ↑Communist Party from 1977 until his death, although he never officially ruled China. He is known for starting the important changes that helped China… … Dictionary of contemporary English